US: indications that China wants to influence US elections | Abroad

Blinken did not provide specific details during the interview with CNN. However, he said that in his conversations in recent days he has reiterated President Joe Biden’s warning to Xi Jinping during a summit in the US last November. Biden then warned his Chinese counterpart not to intervene in the presidential election later this year. Xi would have agreed to that.

“We have seen evidence overall of attempts at influence and interference, and we want to make sure that that ends as quickly as possible,” Blinken said when asked whether China is making good on Xi’s pledge.

Beijing insists it is not interfering in the US elections

“Any interference by China in our elections is something that we are looking at very carefully and is completely unacceptable to us, so I wanted to make sure they heard that message again,” Blinken said, adding that Washington fears that China and other countries could exploit divisions in the US.

Beijing insists it is not interfering in the US elections. China or related actors have already been accused of political interference in other countries, such as Canada.